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The Ravens are anchored by linebacker Terrell Suggs and quarterback Joe Flacco but have a lot of new faces, especially on offense.

What will this season’s version of the Ravens have to offer? We chatted with the managing editor of Ravens Wire, Matthew Stevens, to learn more:

Where’s Joe Flacco at this point in his career? Speculation was Lamar Jackson would quickly start over him, but that hasn’t been the case.

MS: It was never really a doubt Flacco would be the starter in 2018. Beyond that really depends on Flacco’s play this year and a number of other things — but there’s no doubt this is still very much Flacco’s team. So far this year we’ve seen a renewed Flacco, and whether it’s because he’s healthy for the first time in recent years, Jackson is pushing him or because the Ravens finally gave him some weapons, the end result is the type of Flacco that earned his large contract.

Where are the Ravens in terms of playmakers on offense?

MS: The Ravens obviously added a lot of offensive talent this year but in relative niche roles. Michael Crabtree is the possession and red zone target, John Brown is more of a deep threat that can take a quick slant the distance, and Willie Snead is the guy that can settle into zone coverage and pick a defense apart. Because everyone has a specific role and Flacco likes to spread the ball around, there might not be a ton of fantasy value here, but each has shown an ability to be a serious asset.

In addition to that, Baltimore has really found a good thing in their running backs Alex Collins and Javorius Allen as the primary back and third-down/receiving back, respectively. For the first time in seemingly forever, the Ravens actually look like a competent offense in every facet. How that potential and training camp play translates to the regular season is still yet to be determined, though.

Very good turnover numbers for the Ravens last season. What was the formula for the success, and do you expect to continue this season?

MS: A lot of the turnovers came from just playing bad quarterbacks who get rattled under pressure. That’s truly the recipe, and it continued this preseason as Baltimore continued to get after the quarterback both around the edge and up the middle to force inaccurate throws. Once those ducks hit the air, the secondary often just settled down on them in a simple over-under coverage scheme that made it easy to pick them off. If you want to look for a singular spot to shut that down, it’d be the pass rush that forced everything else to happen.

The Ravens were 15th against the run last season. In no surprise, you’ll likely see a heavy dose of LeSean McCoy. Through the preseason, has the Ravens run defense seemed to improve or has it taken a step back from last season?

MS: Baltimore took a huge step back last season and it was well documented around these parts as a failure, even though they still placed around the middle of the league. A combination of good health and new defensive coordinator Don Martindale should see it improve.

In preseason play there were still some big gains, but most of them came against the Ravens’ backups. The starters often held offensive starters to incredibly low yardage in each of their drives before the third- and fourth-string replacements gave up big gains on the ground and through the air. Then again, the defense showed up in a big way last preseason and it resulted in a massive fall off, so who knows just how well the unit will fare when they have to play four full quarters.

As the story goes, the Bills made the playoff for the first time in a long time last season — directly because the Ravens lost. With that in mind, is there any sense of revenge here for Ravens fans on Sunday vs. the Bills?

MS: Oh, I bet there is in some sense. It might not even be mostly from the players and coaching staff, but from the fans who were rightfully upset about the team failing at the end of the season and both the Cincinnati Bengals and Bills taking so much joy in their failures. Given this is a home game for the Ravens, that stadium should be as loud as I’ve ever heard it and that isn’t going to help quarterback Nathan Peterman.

What’s your prediction for this one?

MS: I think the Ravens win this one pretty handily, 23-10.

They force Nathan Peterman into some bad throws by pressuring him often and stopping the run game with LeSean McCoy. From there, it’s just a matter of compounding mistakes for Buffalo until you get to the final score.

Matthew Stevens is the managing editor of USA Today SMG’s Ravens Wire. For more on the Ravens leading up to Sunday’s kickoff, follow Stevens on Twitter at @MatthewS_NFL.